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bookocreativity · 3 years

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youngdumbandbooks · 4 years

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"Dante."

"Ari?"

"I'm here," I said.

"Ari?" He whispered

"I should have been here," I said. "I hate them. I hate them." I did hate them. I hated them for what they'd done to his face, for what they'd done to his parents. I should have been here. I should have been here.

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lilacommetoi · 3 years

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Week-end in the country ☕️📖 (I am reading Harry Potter)

#aesthetic #country #countryside #readingisintheair #readingisthebest #read #reader #reading #read a book #long reads #harry potter #harry james potter #harry/draco

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thegiver---ofbookreviews · 4 years

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The Final Six by Alexandra Monir

It’s been a really long time since I’ve written a review. I posted little while back that I was going to be posting one but my wifi has been so shitty lately so I apologize. Anyway, I read this book about a year or two ago and recently read the sequel. I read this one again so I can refresh my memory before reading the sequel and thought I should write a review about both. So here’s book one “The Final Six”! If you don’t know, I post a review with spoilers but you can skip right over them and read the overall review at the end after you see the “End of spoilers” message.

Synopsis: The earth is dying. After everything humans have done to over the years to the earth, it’s finally caught up to them. There one chance at survival is a mission to Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, where humans will be able to colonize and start over. They decide to send six chosen teenagers, who still have long lives ahead of them, with special talents in certain field so they may colonize and save humanity. Twenty-four teenagers are chosen, inlcuding our main characters Naomi and Leo, to partake in a bootcamp where the six will be chosen to save humanity. Leo is thrilled to be chosen but Naomi is suspicious after there was a similar mission that misteriously failed. Leo and Naomi grow closer as the challenges they face become dangerous and try to the find the truth behind everything.

*SPOILER ALERT*

Let’s start with the characters. I absolutely love love love Leo. He is an absolute sweetheart and was always there for Naomi, even if it didn’t particularly help his chances of being chosen. Actually, it ruined his chances since he didn’t even get chosen at the end while she did. Nevertheless, he didn’t even think before he was presented the opportunity of going out to space and finding Naomi and the other five because it gave him a chance to see her again. Now that’s a good guy! He’s a keeper! Besides all that, he was really sweet and honesly adorable because he was so excited to be chosen to be part of something so big. After everything he’s been through, with his family dead, this was an amazing opporunity and he wasn’t going to waste it. Such an optimistic fella! It also helps that he’s from Italy! Monir did not just focus on Americans but incoporated teenagers from around the world! That’s honesly a great thing; representaion matters.

Now Naomi. First and foremost, she is an Iranian-American (so is the author) and that’s a great thing to put in a YA book. Again, representation matters! Secondly, she was a smart individual and no one could stop her from finding out the truth. Of course, she did do some of things she did for her brother, seeing as he would never be able to come to Europa if the mission succeeded due to his heart problems. Can you blame her though? She was forced to separate from her family to go on a dangerous mission that she might die doing. Doesn’t sound to pleasant. Even so, Naomi’s character development was great. Even though she knew she was leaving her brother behind, she knew that it was important for her to be one of the final six because of the dangers that lie ahead. She is literally the only person who could save them. That has to be so scary yet she is determined. Along with her character development, she is just a total badass! I mean she hacked into the AI robot, Dot, which is not an easy feat. The first time I read it, I went “daaaaamn” I honestly wish I was that smart.

Let’s move on the plot of the book. You can look at this book from many angles which is really fascinating. You can look at the side of the twenty-four chosen candidates and what they have to learn in such a short amount of time. These are all things that adults have to study for years before they can even be sent to space while these teenagers have to learn it in a month. It’s makes the book very fast paced but in a good way seeing how desperate they are for the colonization of Europa and one of the many struggles Leo and Naomi have to face. There is also the side of aliens. Naomi discovered that the alien life existed on Europa and there was great danger ahead. The director knew all this as well yet covered it up so he could still send the six to space. Even better, they were being injected with this alien life form for “radiation” purposes. What utter bullshit but very exciting indeed. It started to change them and even made others react in a negative way. I won’t explain how but it was gruesome stuff. Then there’s the romance side where Leo and Naomi fall for each other and would do anything to stay together. All of these sides come together to create such an amazing concept and book that left me wanting more. Monir did something that is so incredibily hard because too many different angles could come together as a jumbled mess but she was able to put it together and articulate what she wanted to be done and said. It was truly amazing.

*SPOILER ALERT ENDS*

This book was honesly amazing. I love the characters, the plot, and the overall message it gave me. This book really showed how bad the earth can become and I know I’ve said it in another review but PLEASE save our planent! I don’t know how many more times we have to say it. The earth is not going to get better if we don’t do something about it!

Moving that aside, this was a fantastic read that took sci-fi and dystopian future mixed together which I love and really the concept was mind-blowing. For anyone that didn’t read the spoilers, I just want to reiterate something I said (don’t worry, it doesn’t have any spoilers in it). Monir did something that is so incredibily hard because too many different angles [different concepts and plot points of the book] could come together as a jumbled mess but she was able to put it together and articulate what she wanted to be done and said. It was truly amazing. The book was well thought out and has so much potential. It left on a cliffhanger so there is her next book “The Life Below”. I have already read it but I will not make any comments about it since I will be writing a review on that shortly. Overall, the book was truly amazing.

Overall Rating: 9/10

#readingisthebest #readingislife #readingismysuperpower #books #book review #bookworm #alexandra monir #the final six #savemotherearth #saveearth #dystopia #science #scifiseries #book series

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sabinahahn · 4 years

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This seems like a good time to have a good day. Lazy thoughts from the quarantine. #dailydrawing #quarantineart #showerthoughts #thisseemslikeagoodtime #goodday #readingisthebest https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Z40yzBvb4/?igshid=spzsc2rj0h57

#dailydrawing #quarantineart #showerthoughts #thisseemslikeagoodtime #goodday #readingisthebest

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theacademysaga · 4 years

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Can't move. Send help. Or BOOKS!

#theacademysaga #weekendactivites #readingisthebest #teampete

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shclexington-blog · 6 years

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Emma Grace reads a book while she waits patiently to visit with Dr. Talwalkar! #readingisthebest #booksareourfriends #shriners #orthopaedic

#readingisthebest #booksareourfriends #shriners #orthopaedic

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authorcecelia · 4 years

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When you and your kids need a weekend to relax after long days at school . . . . BOOK HAUL! . #welovereading #readingisthebest #unwindwithabook #readandrelax #mom #momswhoread #kidslovebooks #weekendsareforreading #bookstagram #booklover @bookloversworld #thankgodforbooks #bookloversofinstagram #booknerd #bookhaul #barnesandnoble https://www.instagram.com/p/CFDthwkg7FV/?igshid=19t6t0h52gsr4

#welovereading #readingisthebest #unwindwithabook #readandrelax #mom #momswhoread #kidslovebooks #weekendsareforreading #bookstagram #booklover #thankgodforbooks #bookloversofinstagram #booknerd #bookhaul #barnesandnoble

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espi23 · 4 years

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Today’s mug 🥰 #PerfectlyImperfect #Perfect #HerReverseGenus #AdellRyan #ILoveAuthorSwag #BooksAreLife #ReadingIsTheBest #AuthorLove #ILoveMyAuthorFriends then there is my husband and my boys 😂 (at Moses Lake, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B--LPqHg1Ju3GPfYmnYTBILNCT2nSYlGs3hCjk0/?igshid=1t3xeyityvj6j

#perfectlyimperfect #perfect #herreversegenus #adellryan #iloveauthorswag #booksarelife #readingisthebest #authorlove #ilovemyauthorfriends

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bookocreativity · 2 years

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🎄🎄 Merry Christmas🎄🎄

🎄📚This year's Bookmas Tree 📚🎄

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youngdumbandbooks · 4 years

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Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe ✨ by Benjamin Alire Saenz

✨Words were different when they lived inside of you ✨

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lilacommetoi · 3 years

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Best night : reading with a cup of mulled wine 💜

#readingisintheair #readingisthebest #reading #read a book #reader #long reads #read #booklover #bookaddict #bookblr

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thegiver---ofbookreviews · 4 years

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The Red Queen series (Short Review)

My first ever post I made on this account was a review on the book The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. I said I was reading the second one while I was writting out the review for the first book. I was very hopeful about it and now that I have read the second book and half of the third, here’s my short review:

DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME!

Honestly, the books took a turn for the worst! The reason for is the characters. I honesly could not read Mare’s thoughts without wanting to strangle her! She seriously annoyed me and was not fit to become any kind of leader. Cal was even worse, though, I knew he would find new ways to annoy me since the first book (there were clear signs). I feel as though there was no development with the characters whatsoever. They had no depth and just became brats. The only character that showed some kind of depth to them was Maven. It was disappointing to say the least. I still like the first one and would recommend reading that one but unfortunately, it does end on a cliffhanger since this is obviously a series. The rest of the series has SO much potential but Aveyard didn’t reach it. Not to me anyway.

#harshreview #harsh truth #reading #readingisthebest #readingismysuperpower #the red queen #book review #ShortReview

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leoragazza · 5 years

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#Instagram #feriadellibro2019 #camarapanameñadellibro #joy #readingisthebest #books #life #relaxing #newthemes #smiles #peace #sharing #culture #art (at Atlapa Convention Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1QXXfBBjvp/?igshid=wvktnltf3sqj

#instagram #feriadellibro2019 #camarapanameñadellibro #joy #readingisthebest #books #life #relaxing #newthemes #smiles #peace #sharing #culture #art

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spreadloveaskew · 7 years

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Saturdays are for reading and tea! #books #reading #book #tea #goodday #readingisthebest #teaisgreat (at Cluj-Napoca)

#teaisgreat #book #books #tea #reading #readingisthebest #goodday

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believeinbooksliteracyfdtn · 6 years

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The Curtains Open Again!

For the 8th year, the BIBLF Children’s Summer Theater Series returns to the Theater in the Wood in Intervale, NH! This series is presented by IMPACT Productions & Jean’s Playhouse out of Lincoln, NH and occurs every Friday at 10 AM between July 13th & August 17th at the Theater in the Wood. Starting tomorrow, visitors of the theater in 100-Acre Wood will enjoy these original performances with unique songs that put a fun twist on classic stories. We also encourage each guest to enjoy our trail system, including our Storybook Trail, after the show! The Storybook Trail will have a similar story to go along with the performance so the fun can continue outside! Tomorrow at 10 am, enjoy “Wendy & the Pirates: A Neverland Story.” This magical story is a prequel to the infamous Peter Pan story by James Matthew Barrie. Find “Isabella: Star of the Story” by Jennifer Fosberry on our Storybook Trail. Next week, enjoy “The Reluctant Dragon” performance at the Theater in the Wood and “Dragon’s Love Tacos” by Adam Rubin on the Storybook Trail afterwards! Tickets for each performance are $8 per person with children under three being free. If you plan on attending each performance of the season, buy a season pass for all 6 shows for $35! That’s a savings of $13! For the full schedule of performances, more information, and to buy tickets visit: http://believeinbooks.org/children-s-summer-theater-series.html.

#childrenstheater #theaterinthewood #biblf #nonprofit #impact #storybooktrail #wendydarling #pirates #reluctantdragon #dragonlovestacos #readingisthebest

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